nymph
101water nymph — /ˈwɔtə nɪmf/ (say wawtuh nimf) noun 1. a nymph of the water, as a naiad or a nereid. 2. → waterlily. 3. any of the aquatic plants constituting the genus Naias, especially N. tenuifolia …
102wood nymph — /ˈwʊd nɪmf/ (say wood nimf) noun a nymph of the woods, or a dryad …
103water nymph — n. Gr. & Rom. Myth. any of the nymphs who dwell in streams, pools, lakes, etc.; naiad, Nereid, Oceanid, etc …
104wood nymph — n. 1. any of the nymphs who live in the woods; dryad 2. any of certain South American hummingbirds 3. any of several small U.S. noctuid moths (genus Euthisanotia) with white and brown forewings and yellow hind wings 4. SATYR (sense 4) …
105tree nymph — noun : a nymph (as a dryad or hamadryad) who is associated with a tree …
106par|a|nymph — «PAR uh nihmf», noun. 1. in ancient Greece: a) a friend who went with the bridegroom to bring home the bride. b) the bridesmaid who escorted the bride to the bridegroom. 2. Poetic. a) a bridesmaid. b) a best man. ╂[< Late Latin paranymphus,… …
107Liriope (nymph) — In Greek mythology, Liriope is a Boeotian naiad, who was probably the daughter of one of the Boeotian or Phocian river Gods. Liriope was loved by the river god Cephissus, who was himself the son of Oceanus and Thethys. With Liriope, Cephissus… …
108Личинка Iii (Nymph) — 1. Незрелая стадия развития некоторых насекомых, например, кузнечиков и клопов редувидов. Они вылупляются из яиц, будучи похожими на взрослых насекомых, но только несколько меньше их по размеру, имеют недоразвитые крылья и не достигли еще половой …
109jungle nymph — noun A stick insect, of the genus Heteropteryx, from the rainforests of south east Asia …
110nympho-, nymph- — The nymphae (labia minora). [L. nympha] …
